As soon as the COVID-19 vaccine became available, some companies started mandating that employees return to the office (RTO). But workers who had found that they were happier and more productive working from home began resisting, thus beginning an oft…
You’ve heard that business executives are concerned and conflicted about being a great leader when people are working from home. Coming out of the pandemic, we were skeptical that most office employees would be productive outside the office. “But they…
These days, performance reviews are getting a bad rap. They’re described as “awful,” “harmful,” and getting “more stressful.” This is understandable. No one wants to feel that their entire body of achievement at work across a year can be summarized in…
The cost of healthcare is reaching a breaking point. The average employer’s healthcare spending is expected to rise by 8.5% this year, well above inflation—and that doesn’t even include the costs associated with health-related absenteeism and lo…
For years, leaders have tried to sell employees on the idea that they are “one big family.” With the proliferation of office besties and work spouses and the blurring between work and home, some workers understandably bought into this idea. After …
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pa…
Nine out of 10 companies with office space say they’ll require employees to return to the workplace this year, according to a survey by Resume Builder. That means the commute is longer than walking from your bedroom to your desk.
The way you start…
Navy SEAL training focuses on physical fitness, but communication skills are key. From Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) onward, there’s a strong emphasis on refining communication skills, starting with posture, then hand signals, and com…
Performance management, if you’re not familiar with the term, is the slightly Orwellian name given to the process involving goal-setting, annual or semiannual reviews and feedback, and performance ratings, and in its traditional form, it represents a …
With Paul Rabil, it’s tough to tell which came first, the athlete or the entrepreneur.
On one hand, you’ve got the former No. 1 overall pick who was a four-time All-American in college, a two-time MVP and three-time champion as a pro, and a two-tim…
